Pakistan must adapt to climate change
Pakistan is among the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to the 2020 Global Climate Risk Index. The environmental changes have deleteriously impacted both human lives and…
Texas Republicans take aim at climate change — in textbooks
The scorching summer in Texas this year was the second hottest on record — but students in the southwestern US state might have a hard time understanding why. That’s because…
Climate change crisis: the world must do better and fast
As the 28th edition of the ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP) is scheduled to be held during November 30-December 12 in United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is still a yawning…
Why money matters when taking climate change to court
When Serge de Gheldere decided - along with a dozen other Belgian citizens - to take the government to court in 2014 alleging climate inaction, he didn’t imagine he would…
Women and climate change
As the effects of global warming loom closer, it is becoming apparent that minority groups are disproportionately affected. Studies conducted by the UNFCC reveal that communities that have historically reinforced…
First crops, now animals: Climate change hurts Bangladesh farmers
A long Bangladesh’s southern coast, farmers threatened by the impacts of climate change are striving to boost their resilience to rising salinity in the soil and water by growing salt-tolerant…
Climate change and AI
Climate change is one of the most daunting challenges of our times. It has become a global emergency, challenging scientists, engineers, and industry experts from a wide array of disciplines…
Rewetting German marshes to blunt climate change impact
Amid the fields of northern Germany a vast expanse of bulrushes has been planted to form one of Europe’s largest reclaimed marshes. Just four years ago, the 10-hectare (25-acre) plot…
Climate change crisis and multilateralism
‘I played a key role as chair of the African Union during the Covid period. We felt like we were beggars when it came to vaccine availability. When we felt…
How chocolate could counter climate change
At a red-brick factory in the German port city of Hamburg, cocoa bean shells go in one end, and out the other comes an amazing black powder with the potential…
